Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-20

DIET And sAlrsoAD MEASURES IN
rHR LEGISLATURE.
kill 10 Authorize the Richmond and Al.
kghsny Railroad Company to
Issue Bonds. &C.

nlii 10 Authorize the Richmond and Al
lsghsny Railroad Company to
Issue Bonds, &C.
The Senate was called to order at IL
: O'Clock NJ. yesterday Lieutenant Gov
ernor John L. Massey in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. George Cooper, ID. d.
MANNED soLpIRRs.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Auditor OF
Public Accounts In response TO the
resolution of the Senate calling for
statement of the number OF applica-
lions made by manned and disabled
soldiers for State aid under bills passed
heretofore and approved by the Audi
tor, but not paid for want of sufficient
funds.
The Auditor gives the following state
ment: Applications received and APP
proved under provisions Of act of Feb
ruary 25, 1884, giving, aid TO those
placed In Glass No. l, 924 applica-
tons received and approved under said
net and placed in Glass No. 2, 67-totsl |
number approved but not paid, 1909. |
Laid ON the table and ordered TO be
printed.
BILLS REPORTED.
The following bills were reported
from committees: Amending and re-
enscting sections s and 0 OF chapter IL
OF the Code Of 1873, as amended by the
act of March IL, 1878, in regard to the
pay and mileage of judges to incor-
porate the Roanoke and Northwestern
Railroad Company; authorizing an in
crease in the capital stock of the Nor
folk and Western railroad TO declare
certain stock issued by the Richmond
and West Point Terminal Railway and
Warehouse Company 10 be legal and
valid defining lawful fence for Am
herst county; to amend and reenact
section 80 of an act TO amend, &c, an
act for the preservation of oysters and
to obtain revenue for the privilege of ,
taking them from the waters of the :;
Commonwealth, approved November .
70, 1854; directing the Board of Public :,
Works 10 deliver TO the Chesapeake and | :
Ohio Railway Company certain maps I
and papers.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. Hurt offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted: =
Resolred, That the following senators he "
elected 10 constitute the standing committees | u
oil the Senate for the present session: )
v committee 1nee on Privileges and Elections
lespie o.
:, Committee for Courts of Justice: Mes.rs. &
Ulggs, Meredith. Mccormick, Petit, Bibb, VIII '"
iiaIns, Jones, Gordon, and Causey
=, committee ON General Laws: Messrs. Berry, es
H n, Wicknsm, Petit Stubs, Staples, re
blacfstone, Williams, and Causey. IT.
committee on Roads and Internal Navlga- %
Ton; Messrs. Heaton, Mccormick. Diggs, m
hho,ner, hdmunds, Warwick, Staples, Ellyson, :"
nalton. Rhoa, and Causey.
Committee on Finance and Banks: Messrs | re
koiner. Wickham, Loyensiein, Mccormick. ~
nserediih, Warwick, Trout, Berry. Keezen, WI
Committee ON Public Institutions and Edu- 8.
Saiion hessrs Loyenstein, Koiner, wingneld, 49,
don, Mcdonald and Norton. So
Committee on County, City and Town Organi- -
fat.ons: Messrs. Coltrane, Brown, Diggs, Thur co
Duane. l.
Committee on Agriculture, Mining. and Man. 90
lfacturlng: Messfs. Edmunds, Keezen Col SIC
rane, koiner, Read Flanary, Brown, Gillespie. ris
md Gee -"
Committee on Fish and Game: Messrs. I'VE
,tnpbs, iwyman, Lovenstein, keezeli, Col SUI
Donald. leg
Committee on Enrolled Bills: Messrs. Trout J
;a,munds, tlanary, keezell Read, Dalton, an(
rim. Duane, and tee. ~
Committee 10 Examine Clerks once: Messrs I'D
arwlck, staples, aud Hodges.
committee on Rules: The President of the q,
enate, President pro fempOre of the Senate
nd Elections. 'ioi
Committee on Executive Expenditures. PEG
essrs: Bob, Williams. and Gee. the
wyman. and Duane "eSS'S' hnyson' not
Committee to Examine ONCE of Auditor of witt
ublic Accounts: MeSSrs Williams Rhoa and a
aines
Committee to Examine Second Auditors
NICE: Messrs Flanary, Read, and Gillespie =.
committee 10 Examine Registers Onice
{ ssrs hhea, Duane, and WOrsham. the
committed to Examine Treasurers ONCE: mass
essrs. Blackstone, Bib, and Norton. P"sr
Committee 10 Examine Bonds of Public ON ID
rs: Messrs. Pettlt, Heaton. and Bliss tn n
committee on Public Printing: Messrs. DaI- po;I
D, flanary. and Grim. nail
MR.. HURT REFLECTED. pap'
On motion of Mr.. Lovenstein. the A. a.
nate proceeded with the election OF .no
resident pro tenn. He, in fitting and IAN. IAN
terms. nominated for nv
e Office the Hon. John l.. Hurt, of "'"'
ttsylvania county, who had filed the
sition so acceptably and in such an lie
lie and impartial manner in the past. Eur
lere was no opposition to Mr.. Hurt, Two
d by recorded vote he was unani- AZ
)usly elected.
Mr.. Hurt was invited to take the TIL
AR soon after his election, and pre- Stual
ed throughout the remainder of the by II
8 session. Chur
RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY STOCK. Bill
hr. Berry, by request, introduced To
following bill, which was referred Stree
the Committee on Roads and Inter for W
Navigation: roads
'hereas 1t is contemplated that under de- vide
"a SUNS now pending In the Circuit Court in Ger
at an early dsy Of the WORKS. uu nronn,y in the
franchises Of the Richmond and Allegheny ties O
i H. soaeies ~ snef ta reside
y, That the corporation created 6y or In tence
Q aence OF such sale and conveyance may and o
COO. and may secure the same mo S1 Jang false
ust or mortgage ON all its works, property. OF En-
sneh naS,,or,,,o,, n ,,,,,o limits
,mmon stock which il may be authorized count,
W 70 create may also Issue preferred stock, for VIC
mount and NAV Sispose Of tbe s s.s y, count
time and upon such terms and conditions public
NAV Se y, ., 'ns said corpora tricts
her preferred or common, shall be entitled fence
!, vote. for the
go ~ - ~ ''Oiii no paSSase for yo
avn" avn ~. Inhi'N CONSTRUCTION amend
oonrANi. of Col
r. Lovenstein introduced a bill to empov
rporate the New York and. South church
Construction Company. The cor perry.
tors named are Messrs. Charles ;,
kins, It. c. Williams, 4. d. Chris
j. b. Pace, James 4. Gray, I. NJ. ny
IN, A. b. Andrews, and James II. , ,Ii,!s
ey. "Ii'ai
Ie company is authorized and en- by
red to construct, improve, and worAih
p railroads, bridges, tunnels, docks, Vi APP
!, wharves, basins, warehouses, ele- Dy
-, cotton-compresses, stock-yards, "oIhln
ON. bouses and all other st,uctnras BY J
er to the use and operation of rail- vlung
5. and to acquire and hold the loh IN
IS and stocks of any COM IN SUBS
whose works it may con- one Int
4 in whole or anv na,; ~, days az
j. however, thet il Shall not b mU BY NJ
light to condemn land or material. ton 70
, operate o railroad, except during Virgins
period OF its construction. The officers.
rs are to be extended in the States by 4
tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama Board o